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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It’s not just pesticides. You can get residual germs from bad agricultural practices, which is why we get E. coli and listeria outbreaks from vegetables.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes but the "dirty dozen" specifically refers to pesticides.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

John Oliver torched a head of lettuce, while talking about that. https://youtu.be/Za45bT41sXg